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Google Earth in a Web Page

Written by Chad on May 28th, 2008

Well, I think there are enough people having “joy-gasms” about this API (Just remember kids, it is not an original idea and is nowhere near the first to do something like this).. so I am not really even going to bother with it.  I may install the plug-in.. but probably won’t because I hate browser plug-in apps.

I’ll let Daniel handle the ranting on this.

It looks like it could be interesting, but this will have a hard time getting wide usage IMHO; you have IT departments that will frown on this you have to make ALL your users install yet another program to make your page usable to them.. users HATE being told what they need to view something.

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10 Comments so far ↓

  1. May
    28
    9:21
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    Bull

    Thanks Chad, I may need to barricade my doors now though, flying under the radar by not being on planetgs has its advantages.

  2. May
    28
    9:24
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    Chad

    Only need one WW blogger anyway ;)

  3. May
    29
    9:01
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    James Fee

    WWJ requires a “plugin” as well. *shurg* Java isn’t install by default in the browser, at least Flash is so WW Flash might be a good way to go.

  4. May
    29
    10:37
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    Chad

    Well, Java is almost akin to Acrobat and a large chunk of the computer using population has it installed. So really, you don’t have to have them go off somewhere and install another plug-in.

  5. May
    29
    10:50
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    Matthew Giger

    Plugins suck. Plugin GE is just as hard to navigate as desktop GE.
    I miss Bull on PlanetGS, guess I’ll have to add his feed separately.

  6. May
    29
    3:12
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    Bull

    Thanks Matt, @James yeah true it does require a ‘plugin’ but at least Java works on pretty much any OS, we will leave flash virtual globes to Matt though ;)

  7. May
    29
    8:48
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    James Fee

    But you still have to download a plugin that needs to get installed for WWJ. Assuming everyone has Java is a poor assumption.

    These things need to run directly in the browser without installing anything.

  8. May
    29
    9:08
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    Chad

    Never said everyone has Java installed. I said it was akin to Acrobat in the number of computers with it. The computer my mom bought a few years back had Java installed, the laptop I got also came with Java installed from HP.

    You could say it is like a plug-in.. because you’re first time visiting a WWJava site it will ask to download and run the executable and then you don’t have to worry about it anymore. BUT, you don’t have to go to Google, download and install, most likely reboot and THEN go back to the page in question. And it is already multi-platform ;)

    If you want stuff to run directly from the browser.. you will have to have FF download with EVERYTHING installed.. so you will have a 50+MB install file for FF, so you won’t have to install anything ever again and just have it work :) Going a Java Webstart is the less user-invasive of the current options since it will work in the background and you only have an initial install lag.

  9. May
    29
    10:57
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    James Fee

    Assumptions kill web apps you know that. I think every current 3d globe app that runs in the browser is a bad idea until they can run without any plugins or additional software.

  10. Jun
    21
    3:43
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    Techy Bob at Quantum Leap Technologies

    James Fee,

    I dont’ disagree with you. However, I’m not sure how you would get the interactive nature of a browser based globe application without downloading some form of client side scripting.

    Regards,

    Keith